Interim measures : The French Competition Authority suspends the agreement granting the exclusive broadcasting rights of the French rugby league (beIN Sports)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. The period under review saw the Authority issue two important decisions on provisional measures, one in the sports rights sector and the other in the energy sector. The first of these (the second being commented on later in these columns) concerned the granting of exclusive rights to the French Rugby Championship (the "Top 14"). In a decision dated July 30, 2014, the French Competition Authority ordered the National Rugby League and Canal Plus Group to suspend their agreement dated January 14, 2014, which had granted Canal Plus Group exclusive broadcasting rights to the Top 14 matches for five seasons, following a complaint filed by beIN Sports and a